Fender straightening and holding tool



March 3, 1931. J. REPLOGLE 1,795,041

FENDER STRAIGHTENING AND HOLDING TOOL Filed Jan. 6, 1930 INVENTOR, W@fio J 44 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEJAMES REPLOGLE, F GREENVILLE, OTIIO FENDER STRAIGHTENIIIG AND HOLDINGTOOL Application filed January 6, 1930. Serial No. 418,696.

reformed position while being hammered or otherwise brought back to itsproper shape.

My improved tool is simple and compact in construction and may be easilyapplied to a fender as an important aid in straightening and holding it.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is aperspective View of a bent front automobile fender before mystraightening and holding tool has been applied to the fender and thewheel under it.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the wheel,

'- the tool and the fender after the latter has been straightened andalined by it. Figure 3 is a perspective view of my tool applied to arear automobile fender and wheel. Figgure 4 is a side View of the toolitself. Figure 5 is a perspective view of the fender engaging clamp. AndFigure 6 1s a perspective view of the eye member for securing the toolto a lug on the wheel below the fender.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description of myinvention, the

numeral 1 designates a fender straightening and holding tool whichincludes as its principal elements a threaded rod 2, a smooth rod 3, afender clamp 4 and a double eye 5. (See Figures 4, 5 and 6.)

Referring to Figure 4 the threaded rod 2 terminates atone end in a rightangled foot portion 6 formed with a hole through which the rod 3 freelyprojects, terminating beyond it in a hook portion 7. Fitted on the otherends of the rods 2 and 3 is a loose doubleeye plate 8 which is free toslide along the rod 2 betwen a mushroom shaped head 9 formed thereon,and the foot portion 6 of the threaded rod 2. The latter terminatesbeyond the loose plate 8 in a hook portion 10.

, The end 10 of the rod 2 is adapted to hook into a hole 11 of a slidingjaw 12 of the fender clamp i. This jaw is free to move longitudinallythrough a right angled sleeve portion 13 on a jaw member 14. The outerside of the sleeve portion 13 of this jaw 14: inclines inwardly from topto bottom, and the part which rises above it terminates in a flangedgripping portion 15. At its upper end the sliding jaw 12 is curvedslightly toward the flanged portion of the jaw 14, to effectively co-actwith the latter in tightly gripping the bent portion of an automobilefender when drawn downwardly by the rod 2. The inclination of the outerside of the sleeve portion 13 assists in effecting this tight grip ofthe jaws upon the fender by forcing the jaw 12 inwardly when it is drawndownwardly through the sleeve.

In Figure 6 I have shown the double eye piece 5 which is secured to thehook portion 7 of the smooth rod 6. This eye piece is formed in theshape, substantially, of a figure 8, with a hole 16 which receives thehook 7 and a hole 17 which fits a lug on the automobile wheel below thebent fender. By means,

then, of this eye piece 5, the tool 1 may be easily attached to a wheellug, while its other end is secured to the fender by the clamp 4.

In practice, the clamp 4 hooked to the tool ,1, is clamped to the edgeof the bent fender l8of the automobile 19 shown in Figure 1. The eyepiece 5 carried by the other end of the tool is applied to a lug 20 onthe automobile wheel 21 below the fender. As the fender, by hammering orother means, is brought back to its original shape, the tool will holdit firmly in each reformed position through the engagement of the looseplate 8 with the threads on the rod 2. The tool is easily contractiblebecause of the ease with which the foot 6 of the rod 2 will slide overthe smooth rod 3, and of the adaptability ofdthe loose plate 8 to slideeasily over both ro s.

In Figure 3 I have shown my tool 1 ap plied to a bent rear fender 22 ofthe automobile 19, where it is equally effective as an aid in thestraightening and holding operapull the fender down. When the tool 1 is.connected between the fender and a lug on the wheel, as shown in Figure2, the motor 'right angled sleeve on said jaw, andhaving an inclinedrear side, and a flat coactlng aw is started'and the car reversed untilthe fend er is pulled down to the desired position by the rotation ofthe wheel to which the tool is attached.

Haying described my invention, I claim: 1. device of the type described,comprising a pair of rods, one of which is threaded, means connectingsaid rods for a longitudinal movement adjacent each othenajender engaging clamp on one end of" one rod and a wheel-lug engaglng means onthe oppos te end of the other rod, and a locking member slidable alongboth rods for engagement with the threaded'portion of the one rod tohold the otherorod in an adjusted position with relation to it.

2. A device of the type described, comprising ap'air of rods, one ofwhich is threaded, a foot onthe threaded rod through which the otherslides, a fender engaging clamp on one end of one rod and a Wheel-lugengaging means on the opposite end of the other rod,

a flanged head on the latter rod, and a loose double eye plate slidablealong both rods for the purpose specified.

'3. A device of the type described, comprising a pair of rods, one ofwhich is threaded, a foot on the threaded rod through which the smoothrod slides, a head on the smooth rod, a hook on the free end of thethreaded rod, a hook on the opposite end of the smooth rod, a fenderengaging clamp secured to thehook end of the threaded rod and awheel-lug engaging eye piece on the hook end of the other rod, and aloose double eye plate slidable I along both rods for-the purposespecified,

4; A fender clamp comprising a fiat jaw I,

with a terminal flange engaging portion, a

slidable through said sleeve.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set i my hand this 4cth day ofJanuary, 1930.

7 JAMES REP-LOGLE.

